User manual ASUS P7H55-M USB3

[. . . ] P7H55-M/USB3 Motherboard E5846 First Edition V1 May 2010 Copyright © 2010 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. [. . . ] The Serial ATA 3Gb/s is backward compatible with Serial ATA 1. 5Gb/s specification. The data transfer rate of the Serial ATA 3Gb/s is faster than the standard parallel ATA with 133 MB/s (Ultra DMA133). SATA2 GND RSATA_TXP2 RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND SPDIFOUT GND SATA1 GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND GND RSATA_RXN4 RSATA_RXP4 GND RSATA_TXN4 RSATA_TXP4 GND +5V SATA4 GND RSATA_RXN6 RSATA_RXP6 GND RSATA_TXN6 RSATA_TXP6 GND SATA3 GND RSATA_RXN5 RSATA_RXP5 GND RSATA_TXN5 RSATA_TXP5 GND SATA6 GND RSATA_RXN6G_2 RSATA_RXP6G_2 GND RSATA_TXN6G_2 RSATA_TXP6G_2 GND P7H55-M/USB3 SATA5 GND RSATA_RXN6G_1 RSATA_RXP6G_1 GND RSATA_TXN6G_1 RSATA_TXP6G_1 GND P7H55-M/USB3 SATA connectors SATA_6G_2 SATA_6G_1 Install the Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later version before using Serial ATA. 1-29 GND RSATA_RXN3 RSATA_RXP3 GND RSATA_TXN3 RSATA_TXP3 GND Chapter 1: Product introduction 8. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB78, USB910, USB1112) These connectors are for USB 2. 0 ports. Connect the USB module cable to any of these connectors, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. These USB connectors comply with USB 2. 0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed. USB1112 USB+5V USB_P12USB_P12+ GND NC USB910 USB+5V USB_P10USB_P10+ GND NC USB78 USB+5V USB_P8USB_P8+ GND NC USB+5V USB_P7USB_P7+ GND PIN 1 P7H55-M/USB3 USB+5V USB_P11USB_P11+ GND P7H55-M/USB3 USB2. 0 connectors Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors. Doing so will damage the motherboard! The USB module cable is purchased separately. ASUS P7H55-M/USB3 USB+5V USB_P9USB_P9+ GND PIN 1 PIN 1 1-30 9. System panel connector (20-8 pin PANEL) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. PLED SPEAKER PANEL PIN 1 PWR Ground PWRSW P7H55-M/USB3 IDE_LED IDE_LED+ IDE_LED- RESET * Requires an ATX power supply P7H55-M/USB3 System panel connector · System power LED (2-pin PLED) This 2-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chassis power LED cable to this connector. The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode. Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin IDE_LED) This 2-pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED. Connect the HDD Activity LED cable to this connector. The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD. System warning speaker (4-pin SPEAKER) This 4-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted system warning speaker. The speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings. ATX power button/soft-off button (2-pin PWRSW) This 2-pin connector is for the system power button. Reset button (2-pin RESET) This 2-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted reset button for system reboot without turning off the system power. · · · · 1-31 Reset Ground +5V Ground Ground Speaker PLED+ PLED- Chapter 1: Product introduction 1. 11 1. 11. 1 Software support Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP / 64-bit XP / Vista / 64-bit Vista / 7 / 64-bit 7 Operating Systems (OS). Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to maximize the features of your hardware. · Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. Refer to your OS documentation for detailed information. · Ensure that you install Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions / Windows® Vista Service Pack 1 or later versions before installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability. 1. 11. 2 The Support DVD that comes with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features. The contents of the Support DVD are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website at www. asus. com for updates. Support DVD information To run the Support DVD Place the Support DVD to the optical drive. If Autorun is enabled in your computer, the DVD automatically displays the Specials screen which contains the unique feature of ASUS motherboard. Click Drivers, Utilities, Make Disk, Manual, and Contact tabs to display their respective menus. The following screen is for reference only. Click an icon to display Support DVD/ motherboard information Click an item to install If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the Support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP. EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click the ASSETUP. EXE to run the DVD. ASUS P7H55-M/USB3 1-32 1-33 Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2 BIOS information 2. 1 Managing and updating your BIOS Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a USB flash disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. [. . . ] Choose [Prompt User] to stay at the first screen of Express Gate for user action. Configuration options: [Prompt User] [1 second] [3 seconds] [5 seconds] [10 seconds] [15 seconds] [20 seconds] [30 seconds] Allows you to clear Express Gate's user data. [Reset] When setting this item to [Reset], ensure that you save the setting to the BIOS so that the user data will be cleared the next time you enter the Express Gate. User data includes the Express Gate's settings as well as any personal information stored by the web browser such as bookmarks, cookies, browsing history. [. . . ]